Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Prashant Kishor Predicts Jan Suraaj Will Win Both Patna Council Seats
Prashant Kishor says his Jan Suraaj party will win two seats in Bihar’s legislative council elections.
The seats are for graduates and teachers in the Patna constituencies.
Anuj Singh is running for the graduates’ seat, and Divya Jyoti is running for the teachers’ seat.
Kishor asked voters to support change and called for better pay and respect for teachers.
He also said graduates need more job opportunities.
He believes a win would remind elected leaders that voters judge their work.
Jan Suraaj is running candidates for all eight seats in these elections.
Voting is planned for October 23, and the votes will be counted on October 27.
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor predicted his party would win the Patna Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies.
The party’s candidates are Anuj Singh for the Graduates’ seat and Divya Jyoti for the Teachers’ seat.
Kishor urged voters to support change, better teacher pay and dignity, and employment opportunities for graduates.
He said a victory would signal that Bihar’s elected representatives would be held accountable for their performance.
Jan Suraaj is contesting all eight seats; polling is scheduled for October 23 and counting for October 27.
- Who
- Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor, along with candidates Anuj Singh and Divya Jyoti.
- What
- Kishor predicted Jan Suraaj would win the Patna Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies in Bihar legislative council elections.
- When
- Kishor made the claim on Wednesday; polling is scheduled for October 23 and counting for October 27.
- Where
- The campaign remarks were made in Nawada; the two seats are the Patna Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies.
- Why
- Kishor urged voters to support change, improved teacher pay and dignity, and employment opportunities for graduates.
- Party
- Jan Suraaj
- Founder
- Prashant Kishor
- Graduates’ constituency candidate
- Anuj Singh
- Teachers’ constituency candidate
- Divya Jyoti
- Seats contested by Jan Suraaj
- All eight seats in the council polls
- Polling
- October 23, from 8 am to 4 pm
- Counting
- October 27
- Eligible voters
- Registered, eligible graduates and teachers in the respective constituencies